Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 546, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 5, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061102 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB TUE NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH SLOWLY EAST TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 061700 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 UPDATED ZONE 175 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB TUE NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH SLOWLY EAST TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 900 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061836 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 UPDATED ZONE 160 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB TUE NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH SLOWLY EAST TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1035 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 900 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 062350 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB BY WED AFTERNOON 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH SLOWLY EAST TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ150-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-071400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-071400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-071400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-071400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WEST OF ATKA. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-071400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-071400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON AUG 6 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Aug 5, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NUMERICAL MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT AGAIN TODAY THROUGH ABOUT
FRIDAY. DIVERGENCES START TO BECOME NOTICEABLE BY NEXT WEEKEND.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MONSTER RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC CONTINUES TO DRIVE ALL
WEATHER OVER THE TOP INTO ALASKA. UPPER LOW AXIS ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO A SHORT WAVE RIDGE OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA. JET STREAM STILL FLOWING NORTHWEST INTO ALASKA
BETWEEN THE WESTERN ALASKA LOW AND THE PACIFIC HIGH...BUT IS
BEGINNING TO BUCKLE LEADING TO A SPLIT (SEE NEXT SECTION).
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
WESTERN ALASKA UPPER LOW WILL PUSH ACROSS ALASKA TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
THIS WILL COMPLETE THE JET SPLIT BY LATE MONDAY AND THE BERING RIDGE
WILL HOOK UP WITH THE EAST PACIFIC RIDGE AND FORM A FULL LATITUDE
RIDGE ALONG ABOUT 160W LONGITUDE BY MID WEEK...A VERY IMPRESSIVE
FEATURE. ANYWAY...BY LATE MONDAY FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AS
THE TROUGH AXIS MOVES INTO THE YUKON. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN
IMPROVEMENT IN THE WEATHER TOWARD WARMER AND DRIER. WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A SHORT WAVE WILL DROP THROUGH FROM THE NORTH. THIS FEATURE LOOKS
MAINLY DRY IN WHAT BY THIS TIME HAS BECOME NORTH FLOW...BUT IS SHARP
ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY KICK OFF SOME SHOWERS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BY THURSDAY ANY HOPE OF SHOWERS BECOMES EXTREMELY SMALL WITH A LARGE
RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND NORTHERLY FLOW OVER MOST OF THE STATE.
PLEASANT AUGUST WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK.
THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE WILL SHOW A DRY SUNNY FORECAST FOR THIS TIME
PERIOD AS CONFIDENCE WAS HIGH ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY A CHANGE IN THE
FORECAST.
BY THE WEEKEND THE MODELS BEGIN TO STRUGGLE WITH HOW TO HANDLE THE
(POSSIBLE) BREAK DOWN OF THE ALASKAN RIDGE. PAST SEVERAL RUNS OF THE
GFS HAVE BEEN FLIP-FLOPPING ON WHETHER OR NOT TO PUSH MOISTURE AND
ENERGY THROUGH THE RIDGE. THE 12Z RUN KEEPS THINGS DRY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. FOR THE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
FORECAST...WILL STAY DRY AS LACK OF CONFIDENCE LENDS TO KEEPING THE
FORECAST STATUS QUO.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 176.
GALE WARNING 130 175.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG AUG 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 5, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Aug 6, 2:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Aug 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Aug 6, 5:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Aug 6, 7:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr |
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Sources
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